Team Paradox Proves Popular at Sandhills Sandblast

Upper Sandusky, Ohio --
Team Paradox and the RallyRhybuddRacing program opened their 2002
rally season at the two Sandhills Sandblast rallies on January 12.
These two ClubRally events were run on the sandy roads outside of
Cheraw, South Carolina. The Team, the 2001 Central Division Group 2
champs, saw the rallies as an opportunity to test some recently made
modifications to the car, as well as a warm-up for the upcoming
ClubRally National Championship rally in February.

Generally mild and clear weather following snows the week earlier
meant the sandy roads were reasonably solid and smooth for the early
stages. As the stages were each used twice, however, the second
running of the stages saw them degrade into heavily rutted loose sand,
creating conditions much more difficult for the MGBGT, and even slowing
many of the powerful all-wheel-drive cars. The final two stages of the
second rally would have been run in the rain, creating even more
difficult conditions. However they were cancelled due to route
confusion by some of the competitors earlier on the road. Despite the
highly variable road conditions and brisk competition, the Team took
third in Group 2 in the first rally, and fourth in Group 2 in the
truncated second rally. Randy Bailey and Will Perry won the Group 2
contest in both rallies with a solid drive in their Impulse.

Having had what they regard as a successful run in Cheraw, Team
Paradox returns to the Smith MG Garage to prepare the car for the
upcoming 100 Acre Wood rally in Salem, MO. The ClubRally National
Championship rally will be run in conjunction with this rally, and
several Historic Class cars will be entering the event. If so, it will
be the first ClubRally since the creation of the Historic Class in which
Historic Class competition will be recognized.

The RallyRhybuddRacing program was launched in 1997 by dedicated MG
enthusiasts Phil and Dallas Smith, aka Team Paradox, to campaign an MG
in the SCCA Performance Rally series. Two years were required to find
and prepare a 1968 BGT for the rigors of Performance Rally. Team
Paradox made their ProRally debut at the Susquehannock Trail ProRally in
1999. As the Teamís rally skills and car preparation knowledge
increases, a more aggressive rally schedule has been pursued each
year. Their 2002 plans also include continuing to help build and
support the year-old Historic Class in Performance Rally.

For further information about RallyRhybuddRacing, Team Paradox, and
the rally MGBGT, check out their website at www.rhybudd.com.
Information about the SCCA Performance Rally series can be found at
www.scca.com.